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    Calogero Vizzini (Italian: [kaˈlɔːdʒero vitˈtsiːni]; 24 July 1877 – 10 July 1954), also commonly known as "Don Calò", was a Sicilian Mafia boss of Villalba...
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  • the position does not exist. For instance, the old-style Mafia boss Calogero Vizzini was often portrayed in the media as the "boss of bosses" – although...
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    the arbiter of Mafia politics, and was regarded as the successor of Calogero Vizzini, who had died in 1954. Although by then a wealthy landowner and politician...
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  • Calogero "Don Calò" Vizzini (1877–1954), historical Mafia boss of Villalba in the Italian province of Caltanissetta, Sicily Fiorenza Calogero (born 1978), Italian...
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  • Vizzini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Calogero Vizzini (1877–1954), Italian mob boss Carlo Vizzini (born 1947), Italian...
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    traditions opposed the power of Mafia boss Calogero Vizzini, who was a staunch catholic as well. (Vizzini’s brothers, Giovanni and Giuseppe, both became...
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  • authorities made Don Calogero Vizzini mayor of Villalba, as well as an Honorary Colonel of the US Army. Because of his excellent connections, Vizzini also became...
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    operations in southern Italy, together with the Cosa nostra's boss Calogero Vizzini. Vizzini sent truck caravans loaded with all the basic food commodities...
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  • simply appointed replacements. Many turned out to be mafiosi, such as Calogero Vizzini and Giuseppe Genco Russo. They could easily present themselves as political...
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  • cover for heroin trafficking. July 10 – Calogero Vizzini the Mafia boss of Villalba in Sicily, dies. Vizzini was considered to be one of the most influential...
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  • character is believed to be based on real life Sicilian Mafia boss Calogero Vizzini. Hector Adonis – Professor of literature and history in the University...
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  • Vincenzo Virga Giusy Vitale Leonardo Vitale (1941–1984) Vito Vitale Calogero Vizzini (1877–1954) Padovani,Marcelle & Giovanni Falcone (1992). Men of Honour:...
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    Sicilian underworld. He was erroneously believed by some to have replaced Calogero Vizzini as the head of the Sicilian Mafia. During the 1960s, Gentile provided...
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    Several politicians with strong ties with the Mafia, such as Calogero Vizzini and Calogero Volpe, joined the MIS; however, all of them soon later left...
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  • (1872–1957), natural causes Ciro Terranova (1889–1938), natural causes Calogero Vizzini (1877–1954), natural causes Harukichi Yamaguchi (1881–1938), natural...
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  • (1893–1976) Giuseppe Di Cristina (1923–1978) Leonardo Messina (born 1955) Calogero Vizzini (1887–1954) Angelo Bruno (1910–1980) Antonio Calderone (1935–2013)...
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  • 1874 – Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and author (d. 1917) 1877 – Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss (d. 1954) 1878 – Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany...
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    mafiosi on the island and a pallbearer at the funeral of Mafia boss Calogero Vizzini – one of the most influential Mafia bosses of Sicily after World War...
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  • replacements. Many turned out to be former Mafia members, such as Calogero Vizzini and Giuseppe Genco Russo. They easily presented themselves as fascist...
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  • back to their everyday occupations. The future Sicilian Mafia boss, Calogero Vizzini, enrolled in the band when he was still a young and aspiring criminal...
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  • 1952 – Rued Langgaard, Danish organist and composer (b. 1893) 1954 – Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss (b. 1877) 1956 – Joe Giard, American baseball player...
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  • Mussolini toppled. Luciano directed Calogero Vizzini to assist the Allies in the invasion of Italy.[citation needed] Vizzini became the central character in...
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    great-grandparents and grandparents emigrated from Villalba to the United States. Calogero Vizzini (1877–1954), Mafia boss considered to be one of the most influential...
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    them as an instrument of power." He was accused of having approached Calogero Vizzini, supposedly the most influential Mafia boss at the time to abandon...
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    boss Calogero Vizzini, who had supported separatism but was now prepared for a change in the island's political situation. Together with Vizzini, he approached...
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    their willingness to cooperate with the Allies, noted Mafiosi, such as Calogero Vizzini and Giuseppe Genco Russo, were appointed to head local administrations...
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    with the Christian Democrats in the mid-1940s through figures such as Calogero Vizzini, who was also an operative for the US military. The politicized Mafia...
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    in black-market activities with other Sicilian Mafiosi, including Calogero Vizzini. Another Mafia boss, Lucky Luciano, is also alleged to have once described...
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  • American soldiers and mobsters brings lucrative business. The boss Calogero Vizzini is elected mayor of Villalba, while the future mafioso and politician...
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  • respectful behaviour.” He was a pallbearer at the funeral of Mafia boss Calogero Vizzini – one of the most influential Mafia bosses of Sicily after World War...
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